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Health

Common Nightmares and Its Impact on Mental Health

Nightmares are a disturbing dream which awakens you from your sleep and even causes anxiety and fear which may make it difficult to fall asleep again. It is associated with negative feelings which might persist even the following day. They

Crime

The Psychology of Corruption

Corruption is dishonest conduct or behaviour that is generally seen to be conducted by those in power. Corruption involves the act of bribery, influence peddling, favourism, nepotism and embezzlement and is characterized as a fraud or criminal offense. Authoritative figures

Awareness Self Help

Mindfulness: Why It’s Important and How to Practice

As Dr. Daniel J. Siegel says “The power of awareness changes our well-being”, that is, being mindful and being aware is important to a person, has an effect on the person’s life and plays a major role in determining the

Education

The 5 Stages of Sleep Cycle

You must have heard that our mind never seems to stop working, even when we are sleeping. Have you wondered what our brain does when we are asleep? What is taking place inside our heads when we dream? Are we

Awareness

Intellectual Disability: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

The term “intellectual disability” is replaced by “mental retardation” by DSM-V as it has negative connotations, is offensive and raises misunderstandings about the nature of the disorder. Intellectual Disability refers to cognitive deficits in intellectual functioning – intelligence, reasoning, planning,

Awareness

Cerebral Cortex: The most important part of human brain

The cerebral cortex, or gray matter, is known as the outermost layer of nerve cell tissue in your brain. Several folds and grooves give it a wrinkly appearance. Memory, cognition, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, consciousness, and sense-related activities are all

Social

Classical Conditioning: A Simple Exploration through Ivan Pavlov

Ding!Ding! You hear the school bell ring and it is lunch break, you immediately open your tiffin box and start eating. Why do we automatically open our tiffins to eat as soon as the bell rings? This association of the

Awareness Self Help

15 proven Tips for Better Sleep Hygiene

The concept of sleep hygiene first caught on when Peter J. Hauri coined the term in 1977 whilst formulating a set of rules to achieve better sleep. Good sleep hygiene can lead to many psychological, physical, and behavioural benefits. Some

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The Psychology of Perspectivism

Perspectivism is a philosophical principle developed by Friedrich Nietzsche which states that there is no real knowledge or truth as every truth is relative to the perspective of the individual. It challenges the idea of objective truth, which argues that

Awareness Education

What goes on in our Minds when we Solve Problems?

Imagine this situation – You want to eat out, but you are faced with an important question – Where should I eat? Desi? Chinese? Fast food? Street food? You are clueless because you have a goal, but you don’t know